The big news out of China this weekend concerns its new-and-improved air pollution law. The government has empowered itself to punish authorities that fail to act on its directive, and it looks next to be preparing a coal consumption cap, Reuters reports.

The government is also planning to invest more than $300 billion in upgrading its power grid infrastructure so it can cut its coal consumption in the country’s air-polluted east, according to Reuters.

Nuclear: Hinkley has come under fresh fire, with Dr David Lowry – member of the Nuclear Waste Advisory Associates – calling DECC’s decision not to release documents on the controversial project ‘disgraceful’ and claiming the government is putting the interests of EDF ahead of the interests of UK taxpayers, The Independent reports.

And a Reuters analysis says Japan’s return to nuclear isn’t going to work quite as planned, with around half of the proposed reactors unable to meet tougher safety standards or handle a flurry of legal challenges.